Shakespeare and Politics

What a Sixteenth-Century Playwright Can Tell Us about Twenty-First-Century Politics
Herausgeber: Altschuler, Bruce E.; Genovese, Michael A.

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Produktbeschreibung

William Shakespeare, more than any other author, was able to capture the essence of human nature in all its manifestations. His political plays offer enduring insights into our humanity, our vanity, our noble and baser drives, what makes us great, and what makes us loathsome. He tells us about ourselves and about our world. This volume gleans valuable lessons from the writings of William Shakespeare and applies them to contemporary politics. Original chapters covering over a dozen different plays take up perennial political themes including power and leadership, corruption and virtue, war and peace, evil and liberty, persuasion and polarization, and empire and global overreach.Features of the text:

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9781612051581
• ISBN-10: 1612051588
• Artikelnr.: 38086232

Autorenporträt

Michael A. Genovese, Bruce E. Altschuler

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 On Shakespeare's Commanders and Kings: Leadership
Politics
and Hubris
Chapter 2 Macbeth and Political Corruption
Chapter 3 A Dionysian Hamlet
Chapter 4 Antony and Cleopatra: Empire
Globalization
and the Clash of Civilizations
Chapter 5 Decisions
Decisions
Decisions: Tyrannicide in Julius Caesar
Chapter 6 Why Iago Is Evil: Othello and the American Desire to Understand Corruption
Chapter 7 Richard III
Tyranny
and the Modern Financial Elite
Chapter 8 Cymbeline and the Origins of Modern Liberty
Chapter 9 Shakespeare's Henry V and Responsibility for War
Chapter 10 Troilus and Cressida: The Value of Reputations and the Corruption of Society
Chapter 11 Deception and Persuasion in Measure for Measure
Chapter 12 Absurdity and Amateur Hour in the American Political Forest: A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Nightmare of Polarization
Index
About the Editors and Contributors